Achmat Dangor
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Achmat Dangor is a South African writer. He was born in Johannesburg in 1948. His most important works include the novels Kafka's Curse (1997) and Bitter Fruit (2001), but he is also the author of three collections of poetry, a novella and a short-story collection. He is the winner of many literary prizes, including the South African Bosman prize for Kafka's Curse. Dangor is also an active development professional and has headed up various non-governmental organisations in South Africa, including the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund. He is currently Director of Advocacy & Communications at the Joint United Nations Program on AIDS (UNAIDS) and lives in Geneva, Switzerland with his wife, Audrey, and young son Zakary.
[edit] External links
- Interview with Achmat Dangor on The Ledge, an independent platform for world literature (includes excerpt and audio)
FRANCAIS
Achmat DANGOR écrivain sud-africain né à Johannesbourg en 1948.
Ouvrages d'Achmat Dangor traduits en français :
Romans et nouvelles :
- La malédiction de Kafka (Kafka's curse), roman traduit de l'anglais par Maryse Leynaud, Éditions du Mercure de France, Paris 2000
- En attendant Leïla (Waiting for Leila), nouvelles traduites de l'anglais par Valérie Morlot et Alexis Lemoine, Éditions Dapper, Paris 2003
- Fruit amer (Bitter Fruit), roman traduit de l'anglais par Pierre-Marie Finkelstein, Éditions du Mercure de France, Paris 2004
